tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post1688513980887497320..comments2024-03-27T15:30:26.426+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - Band of Brothers ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-81521819024344588322014-01-20T12:18:01.138+00:002014-01-20T12:18:01.138+00:00Such sadness of lives cut short and those left beh...Such sadness of lives cut short and those left behind you have so poignantly shown. A family story repeated so many times in all the countries taken to war.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-10830680811632930112014-01-20T11:59:20.110+00:002014-01-20T11:59:20.110+00:00there was something in the paper today about overt...there was something in the paper today about overturning the myths about World War 1 which was claiming that it wasn't the scale of slaughter that some previous wars had been. But it was a scale of slaughter that touched practically all British families and which coincided with photography and family history records. Thus it is still a way which touches us all.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-8996574593376778952014-01-20T11:34:24.797+00:002014-01-20T11:34:24.797+00:00I can't imagine what it was like for your grea...I can't imagine what it was like for your great-grandmother each time there was a knock at the door or a telegram arrived. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-5170898903969160482014-01-20T09:17:08.623+00:002014-01-20T09:17:08.623+00:00Much like in my post, it is a sobering sight when ...Much like in my post, it is a sobering sight when you see all of these crosses and monuments in those cemeteries dedicated to the fallen ones. The number of lives extinguished too soon is staggering...Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-57694752838524949692014-01-18T19:58:21.448+00:002014-01-18T19:58:21.448+00:00Five sons! My Great grandma lost three - thank goo...Five sons! My Great grandma lost three - thank goodness the youngsest was only 8 years old, but I can’t imgaine worrying constanty about five of them. So sad that she lost two but at least your grandfather (like mine) survived. Neither of my grandfathers spoke of their experiences in the war.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-51737706645755760512014-01-18T14:36:32.225+00:002014-01-18T14:36:32.225+00:00In many ways the women were as brave as the men. A...In many ways the women were as brave as the men. Although not being shot at, they had the constant anxiety of not knowing how they were getting on, and to send so many sons! You must be proud of your grandfather's MM. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-12309023784169578642014-01-18T05:38:03.371+00:002014-01-18T05:38:03.371+00:00For many families who received a photo of a grave ...For many families who received a photo of a grave marker like George Danson's, it might have been the only memento they ever got of a fallen soldier's burial site. The wooden crosses were temporary and many graves were moved after the war with new replacement stone markers. Most Canadian, Australian, and American families were never able to visit the cemeteries and see the rows and rows of graves. But the photographer who pointed the camera at each grave, developed rolls and rolls of film, and printed the thousands of photos, must have been overwhelmed by the enormity of the war's cost in life. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-50410323702778062742014-01-18T02:12:22.312+00:002014-01-18T02:12:22.312+00:00You have so many commemorations of that awful time...You have so many commemorations of that awful time. I am glad we are sharing these here today. I love the embroidery <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-64359819722647664672014-01-17T22:46:16.385+00:002014-01-17T22:46:16.385+00:00Such beautiful young men. Bur look at their eyes. ...Such beautiful young men. Bur look at their eyes. Some of them look confident but Frank doesn't. To me he looks sad.and Frank has the eyes of a thinker. Man's inhumanity to man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-53711478866385914352014-01-17T19:34:40.565+00:002014-01-17T19:34:40.565+00:00My great-grandmother had four sons go off...three ...My great-grandmother had four sons go off...three came back home. What a horrible waste war is, anyway!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-67943194293944046572014-01-17T14:21:56.177+00:002014-01-17T14:21:56.177+00:00Somehow I don't think that 'Souvenir from ...Somehow I don't think that 'Souvenir from France' would have compensated for the losses suffered by the families you nave shared with us.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-76496477221575747142014-01-17T07:14:23.923+00:002014-01-17T07:14:23.923+00:00The photo of the grave is eerie. You are right th...The photo of the grave is eerie. You are right that it represents how horrible war is.Belhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121665583453181540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-73419195141902823222014-01-16T16:54:21.922+00:002014-01-16T16:54:21.922+00:00Your great grandmother must have been sad and worr...Your great grandmother must have been sad and worried to see her sons go to war, but proud too.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-16440229361613631812014-01-16T07:38:02.659+00:002014-01-16T07:38:02.659+00:00So many young mens' lives wasted. So many you...So many young mens' lives wasted. So many young wives left without husbands. So many children left without fathers. So many mothers left without sons. What is the answer to it all? I wish somebody knew.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com